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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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