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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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