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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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