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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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