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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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