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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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