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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes 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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