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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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