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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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