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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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