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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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