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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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