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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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