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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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