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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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