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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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