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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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