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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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