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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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