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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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