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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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