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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate 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 e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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