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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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