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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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