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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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