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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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