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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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