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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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