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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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