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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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