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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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