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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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