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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors 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? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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