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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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