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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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