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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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