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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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