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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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