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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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