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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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