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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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