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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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