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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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