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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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