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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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