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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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