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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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