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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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