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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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