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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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