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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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