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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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