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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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