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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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