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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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