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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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