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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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