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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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