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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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