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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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