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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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