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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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