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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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