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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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