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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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