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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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