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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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