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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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