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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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