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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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