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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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