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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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