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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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