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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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