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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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