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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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