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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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