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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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