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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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