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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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