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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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