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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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