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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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