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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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