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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition