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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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