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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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