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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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