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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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