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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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