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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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