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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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