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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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