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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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