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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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