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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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