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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates 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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