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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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