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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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