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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important 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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