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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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