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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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