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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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