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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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