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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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