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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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