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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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