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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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