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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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