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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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