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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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