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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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