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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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