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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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