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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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