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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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