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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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