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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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