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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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