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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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