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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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