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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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