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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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