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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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