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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key 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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