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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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