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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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