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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important 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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