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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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