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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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