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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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