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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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