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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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