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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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