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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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