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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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