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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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