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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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