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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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