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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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