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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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