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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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