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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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