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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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