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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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