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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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