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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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