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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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