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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the 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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