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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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