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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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