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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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