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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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