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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the 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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