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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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