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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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