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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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