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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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