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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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