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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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