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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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