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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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