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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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