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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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