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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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