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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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