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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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