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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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