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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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