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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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