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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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