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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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