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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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