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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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