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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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