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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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