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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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