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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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