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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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