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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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