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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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