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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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