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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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