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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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