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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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