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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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