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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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