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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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