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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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