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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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