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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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