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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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