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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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