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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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