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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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