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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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