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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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