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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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