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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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