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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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