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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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