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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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