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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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