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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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