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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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