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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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