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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the major 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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