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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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