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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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