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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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