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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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