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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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