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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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