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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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