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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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