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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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