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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? 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 stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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