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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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