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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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