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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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