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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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