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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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