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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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