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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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