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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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