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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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