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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major 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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