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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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