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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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