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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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