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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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