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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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