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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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