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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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