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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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