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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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