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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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