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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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