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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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