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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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