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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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