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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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