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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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