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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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