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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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