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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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