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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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