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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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