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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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