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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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