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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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