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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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