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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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