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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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