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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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