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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not 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 topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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