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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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