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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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