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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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