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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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