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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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