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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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