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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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