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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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