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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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