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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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