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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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