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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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