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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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