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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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