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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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