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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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