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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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