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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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