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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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