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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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