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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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