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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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