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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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