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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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