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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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