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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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