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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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