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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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