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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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