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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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