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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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