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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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