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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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