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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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