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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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