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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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