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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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