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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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