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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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