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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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