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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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