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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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