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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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