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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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