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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business 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 issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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