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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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