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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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