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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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