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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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