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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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