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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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