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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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