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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the 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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