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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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