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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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