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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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