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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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