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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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