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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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