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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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