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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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