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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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