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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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