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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting 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 amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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