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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business 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 educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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