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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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