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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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