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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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