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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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