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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What 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 we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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