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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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