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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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