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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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