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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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