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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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