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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 (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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