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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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