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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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