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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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