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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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