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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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