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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the 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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