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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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