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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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