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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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