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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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