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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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