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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different 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 stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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