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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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