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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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