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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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