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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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