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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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