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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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