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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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