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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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