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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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