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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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 abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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