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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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