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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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