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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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