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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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