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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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