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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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