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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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