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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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