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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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