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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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