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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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