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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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