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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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