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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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