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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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