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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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