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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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