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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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