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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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