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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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