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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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