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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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