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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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