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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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