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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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