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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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