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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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