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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we 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 massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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