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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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