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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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