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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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