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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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