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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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