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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative 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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