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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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