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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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