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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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