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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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