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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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