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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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