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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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