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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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