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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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