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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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