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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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