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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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