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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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