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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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