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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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