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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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