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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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