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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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