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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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