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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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