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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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