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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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