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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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