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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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