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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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