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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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