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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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