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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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