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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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