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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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