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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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