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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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