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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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