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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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