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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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