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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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