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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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