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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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