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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily 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 many issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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