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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education