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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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