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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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