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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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