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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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