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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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