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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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