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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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