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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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