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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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