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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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