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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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