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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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