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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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