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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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