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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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