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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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