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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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