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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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