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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What 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 institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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