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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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