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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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