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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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