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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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