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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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