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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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