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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models 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 participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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