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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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