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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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