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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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