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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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