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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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