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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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