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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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