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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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