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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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