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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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