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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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