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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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