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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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