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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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