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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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