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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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