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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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