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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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