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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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