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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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