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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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