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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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