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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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