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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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