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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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