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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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