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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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