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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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