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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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