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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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