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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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