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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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