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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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