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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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