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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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