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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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