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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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