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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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