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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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