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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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