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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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