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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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