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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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