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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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