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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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