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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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