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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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