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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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