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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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