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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines 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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