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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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