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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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