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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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