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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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