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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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