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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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