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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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