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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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